"Magic" Christian Stelzel

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Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Edward Marlo	Bottop Change		Related to What From Whom (Karl Fulves, 1988) Karl Fulves: The Great Pretender (Jon Racherbaumer, 1989) Variations Variation on the BoTop Change (Harry Levine, Derek Dingle, Edward Marlo, 1989) The Bottom Change and Back ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017) Bottop Spread Switch (Tom Gagnon, 2013) Also published here Bottop Change (Edward Marlo, 2007)	1953	The Cardician	35	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / BoTop / Bottop Change
Art Lyle	Bottom Bottom Deal		Related to The Bottom-to-Bottom Change ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	1953	The Phoenix 251 — 300 (Issue 290)	1159	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
Edward Marlo	Marlo Change		Variations Variation of the Marlo Change ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, Martin A. Nash, 2017)	1968	Expert Card Conjuring	82	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Surprising Jokers	four jokers change backs, then deck	Variations Red Shift (Michael Powers, 2006)	1972	Card Cavalcade	68	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Close-up Cigarette Routine	filter torn and cigarette vanishes, torn & restored, filter torn, rest changes into bill and filter into full cigarette		1973	Close-up Cavalcade	43	Cigarette/Cigar / Routines Cigarette/Cigar / Torn & Restored Cigarette/Cigar / Transformation Bill / Transformation / Other Object / Miscellaneous
Martin A. Nash	The New Hofzinser Change	breakless, see p. 442 for additional crediting	Related to Variation of the Marlo Change ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, Martin A. Nash, 2017)	1975	Ever So Sleightly	39	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Unknown	Blitzschnell	deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck	Related to Quick Trick ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1982)	1978	Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach	47	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)
Nate Leipzig, Hannes Höller	Klassische Kartendurchdringung	card through handkerchief, with Stripper Deck	Related to Hanky Panky ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1982)	1978	Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach	49	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Handkerchief
Unknown	Die Karte aus dem Hut	deck placed in hat, hat is flicked and card jumps out	Related to Cards and Hat ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1982)	1978	Einfach Wunderbar — Wunderbar Einfach	54	Cards / Sleights / Shooting & Scaling Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
Richard Kaufman	The SecondFromTheTop Change		Related to Second-from-Top Change (Michael Vincent, 1994) Top Change with the Second Card from the Top of the Deck ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	1979	CardMagic	84	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Stripper Deck	booklet is german and english		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	1	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Basic Information	basic information on Stripper Deck		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	1	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Basic Handling of the Deck	turning the deck		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	1	Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Another Method of turning the Deck			1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	2	Cards / Principles / One Way / Miscellaneous Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	To strip the Card			1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	2	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Key-Card			1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	2	Cards / Principles / Key Card / Key Card Principles Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Stripper Force	hindu shuffle		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	3	Cards / Sleights / Force / Shuffle Forces Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Red and Black	behind back		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	4	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Magician / Miscellaneous
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Quick Trick	deck is slapped out of spectator's hand, selection remains, with Stripper Deck	Related to Blitzschnell (Unknown, 1978)	1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	4	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Nerve Trick (Knocking out of Hand)
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Hanky Panky	card through handkerchief, with Stripper Deck	Related to Klassische Kartendurchdringung (Nate Leipzig, Hannes Höller, 1978)	1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	5	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Penetration / With Other Objects / Handkerchief
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Card Stabbing	with napkin		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	5	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / In the Deck
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Cards and Hat	deck placed in hat, hat is flicked and card jumps out	Related to Die Karte aus dem Hut (Unknown, 1978)	1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	6	Cards / Sleights / Shooting & Scaling Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	4 Queens	four of a kind is produced		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	6	Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Production & Appearance / One by One
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Mental Mystery	three selections are found by cutting to them		1982	Stripper / Konische Karten	6	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Multiple Cards Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Deck / Stripper
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Personal Thoughts	Set-Up Self-Critisism Success Creativity Psychology Sources of Mistakes Music Instructions Read Literature about Presentation		1983	Lecture Magic	1	Articles / Theory & Essays
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Cane Gag - The Appearing and Vanishing Cane	with a handkerchief		1983	Lecture Magic	5	Cane / Vanish
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Cardproduction - Original Card-Production			1983	Lecture Magic	7	Cards / Manipulation / Production & Appearance / Single Cards
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Original Card-Fourish			1983	Lecture Magic	8	Cards / Manipulation / Production & Appearance / Between Fingers (Roll-Out)
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My 6 Card Repeat	with spectator putting three cards in pocket, do as i do presentation	Variations Six-Card Repeat (Trevor Lewis, 2009)	1983	Lecture Magic	10	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Six Card Repeat & Co.
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Diminishing Cards	cards are changed into bill at the end		1983	Lecture Magic	14	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation - card-object / Other Object Cards / Effect Themes / Growing & Shrinking / Diminishing Cards
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Coin in the Bottle	bottle is smashed with hammer to bring coin out again		1983	Lecture Magic	16	Coin / Gaffed / Folding Coin / Effect Themes / Topological Effects / Coin in Bottle
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Tie Cut - The Cut and Restored Tie	tie placed in folded jumbo card		1983	Lecture Magic	19	Clothing / Necktie Clothing / Miscellaneous
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Close-Up Board	held by two spectators		1983	Lecture Magic	21	Table & Servante
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Valentino Graziadei	My Card Stabbing	with close-up board held by two spectators, blindfold and a sheet of newspaper		1983	Lecture Magic	23	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Stabbing Routines / with Knife on the table
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Knife through Jacket	with large kitchen knife and newspaper		1983	Lecture Magic	26	Knife & Paddle / Penetration Clothing / Jacket
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Instant Chop Cup	with bottomless spray can, becomes real spray can as climax		1983	Lecture Magic	32	Cup / Cups & Balls / One Cup & Chop Cup Routines Can
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Frank Gordon	Christian's 4 Ace Matrix	with two Jumbo cards		1983	Lecture Magic	36	Cards / Effect Themes / Traveling / Matrix like Effects Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Pocket/Envelope Card
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Prost!	base of wine glass breaks off and is restored		Nov. 1984	Apocalypse (Vol. 7 No. 11)	994	Glass / Destroyed & Restored
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Apocalypse Variations or Additions		Inspired by RG Location (Richard Goldshot, 1984)	June 1985	Apocalypse (Vol. 8 No. 6)	1075	Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo	Flexible Hittop Change		Inspired by The Hittop Change (Edward Marlo, 1983) Related to Top Change with the Third Card from the Top of the Deck... and Further ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	1987	Special Effects	5	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Super-O.O.T.W.	all-red deck	Also published here Super O.O.T.W. ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2000) Genii, Nov. 1980, p. 757	1996	Inside Cardmagic — Band 2	117	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Linking Key Rings			Sep. 1997	Apocalypse (Vol. 20 No. 9)	2844	Ring / Other Rings (like Keyrings)
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Challenger	single card is found by stop while counting, amount of cards is same as value	Inspired by Jean Hugard's "Challenges" Variations Prime Cut ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2002)	1997	The Trapdoor — Volume Three (Issue 65)	1295	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Super O.O.T.W.	all-red deck	Also published here Super-O.O.T.W. ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1996)	2000	Concertos for Pasteboard	115	Cards / Effect Themes / Red Black / Separation / by Spectator / Out of this World & Variants / Deck
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Prime Cut	four cards form spectator's birthday	Inspired by The Challenger ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1997)	2002	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4	57	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Prediction / Off-beat Predictions Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Spectator cuts to the Aces
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Switch	switching two of three cards, while turning one card over		2002	Semi-Automatic Card Tricks — Volume 4	57	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using a Packet
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Hofzinser: The Father of Modern Card Magic			Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	36	Articles / Biographical
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	A Timeline of the Life of Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser			Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	48	Articles / Biographical
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Sleights, Effects, and Routines	lists of things that Hofzinser used or invented, with short descriptions Sleights Gimmicked Cards Gimmicks Tricks with Unprepared Cards Tricks with Prepared Cards Tricks with Prepared Decks Card Tricks in Connection with Other Gimmicks Titles of Other Card Tricks Performed by Hofzinser The Hofzinser Card Problems Other Card Tricks Credited to Hofzinser		Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	59	Cards / Principles / Theory & Essays Articles / Articles
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Changed Aces	reconstructed original Hofzinser Ace Problem, one of two Aces changes into selection, then the other Ace, then both are Aces again		Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	72	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Multiple Cards Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Hofzinser Ace Problem Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Same Color Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Facer / Different Faces
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Bottom Change	without grip change	Related to Department of Inevitable Corrections ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2006)	Nov. 2005	Genii (Vol. 68 No. 11)	78	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
Michael Powers	Red Shift	four blue-backed jokers, turn red one by one, then whole deck is red-backed, red/blue double backer	Inspired by The Blushing Jokers (Peter Kane, 1976) Surprising Jokers ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1972)	2006	Power Plays	152	Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Color Changing Deck Cards / Effect Themes / Transformation / Packet Tricks Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Cards / Double Backer / Different Colors
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Department of Inevitable Corrections	without grip change, corrected description	Related to The Bottom Change ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2005)	Feb. 2006	Genii (Vol. 69 No. 2)	13	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
Trevor Lewis	Six-Card Repeat	with Do as I Do presentation	Inspired by My 6 Card Repeat ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 1983)	2009	Routines Matter	141	Cards / Effect Themes / Number Effects / Six Card Repeat & Co.
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	J. Nepomuk Hofzinser - La información más actualizada	updated biographical information on Hofzinser, translated by Antonio Iturra Su árbol familiar y la historia de su familia Un titulo sin significado Hofzinser, un empleado del Ministerio que fue necesitado en muchos lugares El Matrimonio con Wilhelmine Bergmann Sus Salones Mágicos Las obras de arte (Sus efectos) Los viajes de Hofzinser La Muerte de Hofzinser	Related to J. Nepomuk Hofzinser - La información más actualizada (II parte) ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2009)	2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 8)	173	Articles / Biographical
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	J. Nepomuk Hofzinser - La información más actualizada (II parte)	updated biographical information on Hofzinser, translated by Antonio Iturra Hechos importantes que difieren de información difundida Hitos breves de su vida	Related to J. Nepomuk Hofzinser - La información más actualizada ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2009)	2009	El Manuscrito (Vol. 2 No. 9)	205	Articles / Biographical
Will Houstoun (reviewer)	Non Plus Ultra: Volumes One and Two	by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (written by "Magic" Christian Stelzel)		Dec. 2013	Genii (Vol. 76 No. 12)	98	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
Eric Mead (reviewer)	J.N. Hofzinser: Non Plus Ultra I & II	by Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser (written by "Magic" Christian Stelzel)		Feb. 2014	Genii (Vol. 77 No. 2)	86	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Thanks to...			2017	The Top Change	ix	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Foreword			2017	The Top Change	xi	Articles / Intros & Epilogues
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	A Sleight History	on the top change, glide and related switches		2017	The Top Change	3	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Glide Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The General Concept	of the top change		2017	The Top Change	17	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Bottop Credit Information			2017	The Top Change	18	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / BoTop / Bottop Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Improvement for the Bottom Change			2017	The Top Change	40	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel, Martin A. Nash	Variation of the Marlo Change		Inspired by Marlo Change (Edward Marlo, 1968) Related to The New Hofzinser Change (Martin A. Nash, 1975)	2017	The Top Change	52	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
Bernard Bilis, "Magic" Christian Stelzel	Bernard Bilis's Top Change of One of Two Cards		Inspired by Notes de Conference (1984, p. 32) Variations To Change Two Cards, One after the Other, with the Top Two Cards of the Deck ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017) Multiple Bottom Change, a Card at a Time ("Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	2017	The Top Change	57	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Top Change with the Second Card from the Top of the Deck		Related to The SecondFromTheTop Change (Richard Kaufman, 1979)	2017	The Top Change	65	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Top Change with the Third Card from the Top of the Deck... and Further		Related to Flexible Hittop Change (Randy Wakeman, Edward Marlo, 1987)	2017	The Top Change	69	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	To Change Two Cards, One after the Other, with the Top Two Cards of the Deck		Inspired by Bernard Bilis's Top Change of One of Two Cards (Bernard Bilis, "Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	2017	The Top Change	75	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Top Change Dynamics
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Bottom Change and Back		Inspired by Bottop Change (Edward Marlo, 1953)	2017	The Top Change	79	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / BoTop / Bottop Change Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Continuous Bottom Change			2017	The Top Change	84	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Bottom-to-Bottom Change		Related to Bottom Bottom Deal (Art Lyle, 1953)	2017	The Top Change	88	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	A Face-Down Card Is Exchanged While the Deck Is Held Face Up	using Bottom-to-Bottom Change		2017	The Top Change	91	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	A Face-Up Card Is Exchanged While the Deck Is Held Face Down	using Bottom-to-Bottom Change		2017	The Top Change	96	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Face-Up Bottom-to-Bottom Change			2017	The Top Change	99	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Multiple Bottom Change, a Card at a Time	similar to David Williamson's Monte phase in his Cocktail Dazzler	Inspired by Bernard Bilis's Top Change of One of Two Cards (Bernard Bilis, "Magic" Christian Stelzel, 2017)	2017	The Top Change	103	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Packet Bottom Change			2017	The Top Change	110	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Top Change Dynamics
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Bottom- and Top-Change Combinations			2017	The Top Change	118	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	To Change Each of the Four Aces with the Top Card of the Deck: A Solution to the Hofzinser Ace Problem			2017	The Top Change	122	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Hofzinser Ace Problem
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Face-Up Top Change	faces towards performer		2017	The Top Change	127	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Face-Up Top Change with the Face of the Deck in View			2017	The Top Change	130	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Bottom Change with a Card Turned Face Up on the Face-Down Deck	switched-out card ends up in center		2017	The Top Change	134	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	My Four-Ace Switch	Aces apparently pushed in different parts, but switched out at beginning, also as a strip-out switch in which a spectator finds the four Aces		2017	The Top Change	139	Cards / Effect Themes / Four-of-a-Kind/Aces Effects / Spectator finds four of a kind Cards / Sleights / Additions / Spread- & Strip-out Addition Cards / Sleights / Controls / Multiple Shifts / Passive Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Another New Four-Ace Switch, with the Deck Face Up	with assembly application		2017	The Top Change	146	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Using the Deck
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	A Third New Packet Switch for Ace Assemblies, with the Deck Face Down			2017	The Top Change	151	Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Classic Cards / Effect Themes / Transposition / Ace Assembly / Isolated Sequences & Ace Vanishes Cards / Sleights / Switches / Multiple Card Switches / Top Change Dynamics
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Other Techniques			2017	The Top Change	159	Articles / Articles
Denis Behr, "Magic" Christian Stelzel	The Literature	many references		2017	The Top Change	163	Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Bottom Change Cards / Sleights / Switches / Single Card Switches / Top Change Articles / Bibliography
Tom Frame (reviewer)	The Top Change	by "Magic" Christian Stelzel		July 2018	Genii (Vol. 81 No. 7)	92	Reviews / Books, Manuscripts, Notes
"Magic" Christian Stelzel	Ottokar Fischer: Champion of Hofzinser			Jan. 2021	Genii (Vol. 84 No. 1)	78	Articles / Biographical

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